Lizardite

ser·pen·tine (sûr

n-t

, -t

)

adj.

1. Of or resembling a serpent, as in form or movement; sinuous.

2. Subtly sly and tempting.

n. (-t

)

Any of a group of greenish, brownish, or spotted minerals, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, used as a source of magnesium and asbestos, and in architecture as a decorative stone.

[Middle English, from Old French serpentin, from Late Latin serpentnus, from Latin serpns, serpent-, serpent; see serpent.]

serpentine¹

adj

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) of, relating to, or resembling a serpent

2. twisting; winding

(Mathematics) Maths a curve that is symmetric about the origin of and asymptotic to the x-axis

[from Late Latin serpentīnus, from serpēns serpent]

serpentine²

1. (Earth Sciences / Minerals) a dark green or brown mineral with a greasy or silky lustre, found in igneous and metamorphic rocks. It is used as an ornamental stone; and one variety (chrysotile) is known as asbestos. Composition: hydrated magnesium silicate. Formula: Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄ Crystal structure: monoclinic

2. (Earth Sciences / Minerals) any of a group of minerals having the general formula (Mg,Fe)₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄

[C15 serpentyn, from Medieval Latin serpentīnum serpentine¹; referring to the snakelike patterns of these minerals]

serpentine (sûr

n-t

, -t

)

Any of a group of greenish, brownish, or yellowish monoclinic minerals, occurring in igneous or metamorphic rocks. They are used as a source of magnesium and asbestos. Chemical formula: (Mg,Fe)₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄.

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Adj.

serpentine - resembling a serpent in form; "a serpentine wall"; "snaky ridges in the sand"

snakelike, snaky

curved, curving - having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend; "the curved tusks of a walrus"; "his curved lips suggested a smile but his eyes were hard"

serpentine

adjective twisting, winding, snaking, crooked, coiling, meandering, tortuous, sinuous, twisty, snaky serpentine woodland pathways

Translations

serpentine [ˈsɜːpəntaɪn]

A. ADJ → serpentino

B. N (Min) → serpentina f

serpentine

adj lane, river → gewunden, mit vielen Windungen; road also → kurvenreich; garden → verschlungen

serpentine [ˈsɜːp/ənˌtaɪn] n (liter) (sinuous) → sinuoso/a

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Building on some earlier successes with their existing lizardite mine and Superfil operations in Matheson, Claude Taillefer, company president and CEO, was calling recent events a "rebirth of the company.

Upper hand: Canada's only known vermiculite processing plant set to ... by Ross, Ian / Northern Ontario Business

Hedmanite is a lizardite subcategory of serpentine.

Hedman Succeeds In Preliminary Fiberization Goals by Business Wire

Alternatively, our Matheson crushing facility could prove to be an asset of increased value, even if the company continues in its efforts to sell it, due to the contiguous nature of the lizardite deposits and their historical demonstration as desirable mineral filler.

Hedman Announces Crucial Developments by Business Wire

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